Lifestyles

Why fallen leaves are a gift worth keeping
Lifestyles, Local News
Extension expert offers tips 
Oct 14, 2026
UNIVERSITY PARK — As leaves fall across Pennsylvania, many people face the familiar question of what to do with them. While raking and bagging may see...
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Daughter spurns father for questionable reasons
Lifestyles
Oct 14, 2026
DEAR ABBY: Last year, a lifelong friend of mine, "Lisa," succumbed to long-term cancer. I'm close to her only child, "Becky." About six months after L...
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Pet safety shouldn’t be on the line
Lifestyles
Oct 14, 2026
Dear Heloise: Regarding teaching responsibility to an 11-year-old, any parent who threatens to give away an adopted pet as a punishment doesn't unders...
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Store gummy vitamins upside down
Lifestyles
Oct 13, 2026
Dear Heloise: Do your gummy vitamins, supplements and the like stick to the bottom of their jars? Is it hard to dig them out? Let their stickiness and...
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No dogs are allowed here
Lifestyles
Oct 12, 2026
Dear Heloise: I'm flying home for my sister's wedding, and I want to take along my little Yorkie, Tommy. Tommy is a very small dog who's housebroken a...
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Campaign sign leads to marital strife
Lifestyles
Oct 12, 2026
DEAR ABBY: I went out to run errands, and when I returned home, I found a political sign in our front yard. It seems a candidate asked my husband for ...
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Widower considers chances with kissing cousin
Lifestyles
Oct 10, 2026
DEAR ABBY: I am a man in his 60s who lost his wife two years ago to a heart attack. I have fallen in love with my cousin, who is also in her 60s, divo...
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Keep paint easily accessible
Lifestyles
Oct 10, 2026
Dear Heloise: Today I opened a can of paint that I use infrequently and sparsely. Consequently, it's been opened and resealed many times. Today, when ...
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Try this hint for scratched glasses
Lifestyles
Oct 09, 2026
Dear Heloise: If your magnifying glasses keep getting scratched, try putting the glass part (or plastic part) into a snug-fitting sock. It stays on we...
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Misunderstanding leads to birthday blues
Lifestyles
Oct 09, 2026
DEAR ABBY: I am a man in my late 60s who hasn't had a family birthday party since I was a child. My mother's birthday is seven days from mine, so cele...
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Leaving food out for wildlife
Lifestyles
Oct 08, 2026
Dear Heloise: I don't know where you live, but it's a violation of municipal law in many counties and recommended public-safety policies to leave out ...
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